2,088 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 855 DOB permits, 708 DOB job filings, 203 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
75 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · Homeless Person Assistance (10) · Vendor Enforcement (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Noise (5) · Food Poisoning (5).
$41,462,584 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (168 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $212,785,000 | $95,753,250 |
| 2026 | $203,333,300 | $91,500,000 |
| 2027 | $228,033,300 | $102,615,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 78/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasa | Peruvian | A | — |
| Emperor Dumpling | Asian/Asian Fusion | A | Mice evidence |
| Le Pain Quotidien | Bakery Products/Desserts | A | — |
| Poke Bowl | Not yet graded | — | |
| Starbucks | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Tap NYC | Brazilian | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
6 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
5 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 6 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Spoiled, Food Worker Illness), shared by 6 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 51 St — 6 E F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 42 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 45 St & 3 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
685 3 Avenue
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
75 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $134,800,000 on 2020-03-11 (lender: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-25 | RPTT $39,700,000 — from SAFEHOLD INC. to ISTAR INC. | $39,700,000 | |
| 2020-03-11 | AL&R $134,800,000 — from 685 THIRD AVENUE GROUND OWNER LLC to JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S | $134,800,000 | |
| 2020-03-11 | Mortgage $134,800,000 — from 685 THIRD AVENUE GROUND OWNER LLC to JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S | $134,800,000 | |
| 2020-01-07 | Mortgage $150,000,000 — from GO 685 THIRD AVENUE OWNER LLC to HEITMAN CREDIT ACQUISITION I, LLC | $150,000,000 | |
| 2020-01-07 | AL&R $150,000,000 — from GO 685 THIRD AVENUE OWNER LLC to HEITMAN CREDIT ACQUISITION I, LLC | $150,000,000 | |
| 2020-01-02 | RPTT&RET $451,250,000 — from UNIZO REAL ESTATE NY FOUR, LLC to 685 THIRD AVENUE GROUND OWNER LLC | $451,250,000 | |
| 2019-12-27 | RPTT&RET $271,250,000 — from 685 THIRD AVENUE GROUND OWNER LLC to GO 685 THIRD AVENUE OWNER LLC | $271,250,000 | |
| 2019-12-20 | Sold for $451,250,000 | $451,250,000 | $7,916,667 |
| 2019-11-14 | RPTT $3,471,088 — from NAVIGANT CONSULTING INC. to GUIDEHOUSE LLP | $3,471,088 | |
| 2019-01-25 | RPTT $3,801,966 — from BLUE CRAB LLC (FKA ICR, LLC) to ICR, LLC | $3,801,966 | |
| 2018-03-25 | Sold for $3,801,966 | $3,801,966 | $66,701 |
| 2018-01-02 | RPTT $28,050,000 — from LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC to CENTURY LINK INC. | $28,050,000 | |
| 2017-10-16 | Deed $467,500,000 — from T-C 685 THIRD AVENUE OWNER LLC to UNIZO REAL ESTATE NY FOUR, LLC | $467,500,000 | |
| 2017-10-11 | Sold for $467,500,000 | $467,500,000 | $8,201,754 |
| 2015-03-30 | AL&R $40,000,000 — from T-C 685 THIRD AVENUE OWNER LLC to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $40,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 47 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 77 |
| 2018 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 76 |
| 2019 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 31 |
| 2020 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 39 |
| 2021 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| 2023 | 31 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 58 |
| 2024 | 44 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 71 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 49 |
| 2026 | 32 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 62 |
Every one of the 2,088 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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